Posted: November 30, 2023 10:00:00 AM CST
With a strong dedication to her students, flexibility with assignments, and promotion of accessibility in online courses, UNK's Assistant Professor and Composition Coordinator of English Dr. Amanda Sladek has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Innovation in Online Teaching Award.
Posted: November 29, 2023 12:00:00 PM CST
Ashton Baxa began her journey at UNK lost on a campus visit, but ends it with two UNK degrees, an unforgettable study abroad experience to the Czech Republic, a fulfilling career at Intellicom, and many lifelong friendships.
Posted: November 27, 2023 5:30:00 PM CST
UNK is well represented on the Mountain Plains Museum Association! This prestigious association currently only has four Nebraskans representing it and one is UNK's Associate Professor of History Dr. Will Stoutamire and the other is UNK Public History M.A. student Micah Huyser.
Posted: November 10, 2023 12:00:00 AM CST
Troy Bruntz pursued his MBA because it was required of him to assume the role of President and CEO at McCook Community Hospital. He chose his alma mater because he knew the quality education he would receive. He quickly realized how applicable the degree was to running a hospital and how his ties with UNK could contribute to improving healthcare in rural areas.
Posted: October 21, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
“You can get an education online and have extracurriculars at the same time. You can graduate at the top of your class. You can graduate summa cum laude. It's not impossible,” Maria Bergner said. The recent UNK Sociology B.S. graduate not only said this but lived it!
Posted: October 19, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
Chelle Gillan Central City Public School's science teacher was selected as a state winner for the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She has her long-time friend and mentor, Judy Williams, and UNK to thank for becoming the educator she is today.
Posted: October 17, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
After 21 years at UNK, Dr. McCarty director of UNK's Transitional Certification Program will retire this December. Her lasting impact will be felt by her students, classrooms throughout Nebraska, and the certification program.
Posted: October 4, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
Discover how to better support your online learners with disabilities. Learn strategies to assist students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, motor disabilities, cognitive disabilities, psychological disabilities, and speech and language disabilities.
Posted: September 26, 2023 3:00:00 PM CDT
Kameran Dostal is an elementary art teacher, UNK graduate student, 2023 Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award recipient, and a real-life superhero.
Posted: September 4, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
A higher pay grade, an opportunity to study abroad in Brazil, and preparation for nursing school are only a few perks that Biology M.S. alumna Rebecca Waters received from being in UNK's online master's program.
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
“I just really want people to know that it is possible, even if you have a lot of things working against you," said current UNK online Social Work B.S. student Sarah Keller. Keller's past includes alcohol addiction and incarceration, but she is currently focused on her future goals of helping others who are going through their own difficult life experiences.
Posted: July 22, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
"I really love it," Katie Henry said about landing her dream job as the Assistant Curator at the City of Greeley Museums in Colorado. Experiential learning and past work experience allowed Henry to land this role before even graduating from UNK's online History M.A. program.
Posted: July 3, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
DJ Bokelman knows a thing or two about networking since playing for Concordia University's golf team and working for UNL's Training Table, a cafeteria housed in Memorial Stadium specifically for Husker athletes. Yet, she states that UNK's blended General Kinesiology and Sports Science M.A.Ed. program has provided her with a plethora of networking opportunities to pursue her dream of becoming an athletic director.
Posted: June 20, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
UNK Special Education M.A.Ed. graduate Brin Martin finds support both in and out of the classroom during pregnancy complications.
Posted: June 12, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
UNK's online Biology M.S. program was established in May of 2023, making it 20 years old this year. Learn how one of the nation's first fully online biology master's programs has changed and stayed the same throughout the years.
Posted: June 6, 2023 6:00:00 AM CDT
Current UNK History M.A. student Scott Foens may live nearly 500 miles from Kearney but that did not stop him from enjoying the UNK homecoming parade, attending a UNK Loper football game, or attending his induction ceremony into UNK's Veteran's National Honor Society.
Posted: May 26, 2023 11:00:00 AM CDT
Mitch Peters graduated from UNK's MBA program in fall of 2022 and was recently awarded CBT's MBA Honored Graduate. He believes that the rigor and affordability of the program make it unbeatable and that it has prepared him for any situation in his career.
Posted: May 22, 2023 11:00:00 PM CDT
Blase Rokusek graduated from UNK's Biology M.S. program at Fridays 2023 Spring Commencement Ceremony. Beyond receiving his master's degree he was also awarded UNK's 2022-2023 Graduate Student of the Year.
Posted: May 22, 2023 8:00:00 AM CDT
Dr. Janet Eckerson has played many roles in recent Spanish Education M.A.Ed. graduate Brenda Lopez Adame's life: high school teacher, colleague, professor and mentor. Her most recent role was hooding her at the spring 2023 commencement ceremony.
Posted: May 17, 2023 12:00:00 AM CDT
UNK's online Learning, Design and Technology M.S.Ed. program gives upcoming graduate Jennifer Lauder the opportunity and confidence to make a career change from teaching elementary school to teaching medical doctors how to better teach and serve online students.
